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There will be so much going on next week as part of Angers Week. I thought I would share my picks. (Although it’s very personal and you should check the full schedule at AngersWeek.com. All events are also on the French in Austin calendar.)

the festival’s pre party at Kitty Cohen’s, complete with crêpes and live music by one of the four Angers bands coming to Austin this fall: Cherry Plum (also playing at Lenoir on Wednesday, ), on Sunday from 6pm;

the Angers restaurant Un Brin Folk culinary pop up at Kitty Cohen’s too with music by Eric Débris aka DoctorMix, and in partnership with the East Austin Cajun food truck Baton Creole, on Wednesday November 9 from 6pm;

and children’s cartoons programmed by Angers film festival Premiers Plans at Vortex, the artist owned theater in which the Butterfly Bar is located.

There’s a lot more, and you should check the full listing of events on AngersWeek.com, Facebook or the French in Austin calendar (from which you could easily add all French-speaking and francophile events in Austin to your calendar using the Google Agenda button).

The covers for the different shows are very reasonable given the number and quality of the bands playing, but if you’re short on money and still want to attend, you could volunteer with Austin Angers Creative (the organizer of the festival) as an event floater on SignUp.com. There are also opportunities to put up flyers and posters, and to pick up artists or the Angers chef at the airport. Check them out on SignUp.com!

“Angers Week takes place Tuesday, November 8th to Saturday, November 12th with programs, concerts and activities featuring French music, film, cinema, art, culture and technological innovation from Angers, France,” announced Austin Angers Creative and Freestyle Language Center, co-organizers of the five-day long event started last year as a one-day celebration of Austin’s sister city in France, Angers.

“Programming for Angers Week includes:

Angevine musicians Cherry Plum, VedeTT, Medue and San Carol,

visual artists SMOH and Paul Liaigre,

Chef & Owner Pierrick Le Drain of Un Brin Folk,

Brewer Benoît Durand of Brasserie Angevine

and Premiers Plans Film Festival Director Xavier Massé in collaboration

The Vortex & Butterfly Bar will host a family-friendly French “pique-nique” on Saturday, November 12th from noon to 7PM featuring:
– all visiting Angers musicians,
– a photography showcase highlighting the “Austin Week” that took place in September (at the same time as Levitation France) and featured over 50 Austin-based musicians, producers, chefs and artists,
– children’s activities,
– food & drink specials,
– and Francophone community groups.

Beyond summer blockbusters, “you also have the option to check out an incredibly unique and special film, the Austin debut of the next Drafthouse Films release: THE CONNECTION”, informs Alamo Drafthouse founder and CEO Tim League in the company’s latest newsletter.

“Based on a true story and a bookend to William Friedkin’s THE FRENCH CONNECTION, this French crime thriller is set in Marseilles in the late ’70s disco era and follows Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin as a police magistrate hellbent on finally shutting down the “French Connection” heroin trade for good.

The film was made by first-time director Cédric Jimenez, who is currently in Hollywood being courted heavily for his American studio directorial debut.

Watch THE CONNECTION this week and, when he makes it big next year, you can be part of the elite crowd who are in the know early about this raw, amazing new talent.”

Since In the Name of my Daughter is still screening at Regal Arbor 8 @ Great Hills, this makes for a nice historical French Riviera combo!